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Review
. 1995 Sep-Dec;30(4):308-13.
doi: 10.1007/BF02691603.

A review of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)

C N Shealy  1
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Review

A review of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)

C N Shealy. Integr Physiol Behav Sci. 1995 Sep-Dec.

Abstract

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is quantitatively the most abundant hormone in humans and mammals, with a wide variety of physiological effects, including major regulatory effects upon the immune system. Two of the most striking aspects of DHEA are a steady decline in DHEA with age and a significant deficiency in DHEA in patients with several major diseases, including cancer, atherosclerosis, and Alzheimer's disease. The hormone is secreted in a non-sulfated (DHEA) and sulfated form (DHEA-S). The two are apparently interchangeable, and it appears likely that its physiological effects are achieved by derivative molecules that have yet to be identified.

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